MH17: What they left behind

Updated 7:57 PM ET, Thu July 24, 2014

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MH17: What they left behind – A birthday card found in a sunflower field near the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine, on Thursday, July 24. The passenger plane was shot down July 17 above Ukraine. All 298 people aboard were killed, and much of what they left behind was scattered in a vast field of debris.

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MH17: What they left behind – A classical music record is seen among the sunflowers on July 24.

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MH17: What they left behind – A shoe, appearing to be brand new, sits under foliage at the crash site.

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MH17: What they left behind – Two Dutch passports belonging to passengers lie in a field at the site of the crash on Tuesday, July 22.

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MH17: What they left behind – Clothing, sunglasses and chocolate are seen on July 22.

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MH17: What they left behind – More sunglasses and a travel guide lie in the field on July 22.

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MH17: What they left behind – A doll is seen on the ground on Saturday, July 19.

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MH17: What they left behind – A single shoe is seen among the debris and wreckage on July 19. There has been concern that the site has not been sealed off properly and that vital evidence is being tampered with.

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MH17: What they left behind – Pieces of a wristwatch lie on a plastic cover at the crash site.

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MH17: What they left behind – A toy monkey.

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MH17: What they left behind – Books, bags, a tourist T-shirt. Ukraine's government said it had received reports of looting, and it urged relatives to cancel the victims' credit cards. But a CNN crew at the scene July 19 said it did not see any signs of looting.

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MH17: What they left behind – Passports were scattered across the large field.

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MH17: What they left behind – Playing cards and euros are seen at the crash site.

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MH17: What they left behind – A travel guide and toiletries.

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MH17: What they left behind – Luggage on Friday, July 18.

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MH17: What they left behind – An empty suitcase is cordoned off near the plane's impact site on Thursday, July 17.